Online learning virtual visits to your classroom

online learning about fossils in scientist virtual visit to school

Dr Helen is now available to Zoom (or Google, Microsoft etc.) into your classroom for some online learning! In an interactive virtual visit, your pupils will learn new facts, see fossils up close, ask questions, and do some interactive quiz games.

"We are all buzzing with excitement after looking at some of the ancient creatures!"

"There was a really positive vibe all round."

"The children really enjoyed it and have all come away with lots more questions and things they would like to find out!"

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Virtual visits

How to be a palaeontologist

Evolution - Meet Your Ancestors

Learn how to be a fossil detective, meet some amazing ancient creatures

(well, bits of them!), and play a game or two, in this prehistoric online learning session exploring fossil bones, teeth, shells and much more.

Ideal for any KS2 class, Dr Helen will amaze and inform your pupils with her large collection of fossils, and activities, to help your pupils “think like a palaeontologist”.

- Discover how fossils are made.

- Play the Body-Part Game to identify different fossil types.

- Do a class quiz-game to discover some facts about the fossil creatures, such as: How big was it? What did it eat? How did it move? etc.

- Finish with “Ask a Palaeontologist”

(Q and A session).

£35-45 minutes. £75.

Plus £25 each additional class.

Evolution - Meet Your Ancestors

online learning about fossils and evolution in virtual visit to school

Take a trip 2 Billion years back in time. Meet some amazing and extraordinary fossil creatures – some of whom were your ancestors - and discover the story of evolution through the science of palaeontology.

We take an imaginary trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and examine some of the fossils that are preserved in each rock layer that we pass - to tell the evolutionary story of life on Earth through its fossils. We will:

- Examine a variety of fossil types (bones, shells, teeth, insects, dinosaurs etc.)

- Notice changes through time in the types of organisms, and adaptive features.

- See the evidence for evolution, including some “half and half” animals (eg. the “dino-bird”, “leggy fish”, and “furry reptile”).

Ideal online learning for UKS2 Evolution topic, also suitable for KS3. 45 minutes. £85. Plus £25 each additional class.

Your Carbon Footprint

Evolution - Meet Your Ancestors

Your Carbon Footprint

online learning about climate change and carbon footprint in virtual visit to school

...... and how to make it smaller!

Dr Helen explains the complex subject of global warming and climate change via a few simple demonstrations, and helps pupils come up with ideas on how to do their bit for the planet.

See some examples of fossil fuels and learn how scientists discovered that they cause global warming. Play the Carbon Footprint Quiz and be amazed to discover how our everyday activities are changing the world's climate. Come up with some ideas on what we can all do to help.

Ends with a Q and A session.

Suitable online learning for KS2 / KS3.

35 - 50 minutes (depends on age).

£65 - £80.